Charlize Theron, Bikini Books and the Return of Shark Week

A preview of July’s best movies, TV, books and music

By Diane Rommel

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Welcome to Culture Hound, InsideHook’s deep dive into the month’s most important pop-culture happenings.

WATCH: Atomic BlondeBasically the stylized violence of John Wick (they share a director), but with Charlize Theron kicking ass in the ‘80s. (July 28)

READ: The Watch Book RolexWatch expert/historian Gisbert L. Brunner deep-dives into the past and present of the luxury timepiece. He does not, however, explain how you can afford one. (July 15)

CHECK OUT: Bonnie and ClydeThe whole slate of events in the library's Summer of Love festival is amazing — not limited to a DIY workshop on macrame plant holders — but our pick is the free afternoon screening of Bonnie and Clyde. Who needs lunch? (July 20)

LISTEN UP: QuestThe YBCA's slate of music docs in its Global Sounds on Screen fest is great down the line, but we'll be there for this story of one family's fight to make music in North Philly. (July 13 and 16)

SNAP TO: ShipwreckIf you love the written arts, you must turn up for this 50th-show celebration of Shipwreck, in which six writers reframe, shall we say, one master work — this time, The Great Gatsby. (It's instructional to recognize this as "San Francisco's premier literary erotic fanfiction event.") (July 6)

PERUSE:The Last Days of SummerFashion photog Akila Berjaoui uses analog cameras to capture bikini-filled beaches around the globe. It’s a perfect ode to the season. (Out now)

LISTEN: Our monthly Spotify playlistThirty songs to get you through the sweltering summer, from the welcome return of a few favorites (Arcade Fire, Queens of the Stone Age, Vince Staples) to some choice newcomers (the hard-to-classify Algiers, the Daft Punk-assisted Parcels).